Nikko - August 2024

We redeemed another PHR pool pass to the Nikko hotel.  We also went to lunch at their in-house restaurant which is a Japanese restaurant. The kids plate comes on an airplane-shaped plate.  The sushi and sashimi was really tasty. 

Gadado Cave 2024

We guided Damon to see the Gadado Cave petroglyphs. They are beautiful and so neat to be in the same place as the same people as thousands of years ago. We did end up driving through somebody's yard (with approval) in order to get to the correct pathway. 

Mushroom Rock

The Mushroom Rocks are along the Hila'an Beach.  We start at Tanguisson Beach, next to the Tanguisson Generating Station.  It seems not the best of locations for swimming...but such as it is when living on an island with limited space.  A brief jaunt through some jungle on a surprisingly easy-to-find trail to get to the Hila'an Beach where the Mushroom Rocks are towards the end.  The boys really liked playing around in the rocks since we were there during low tide. There are lots of little hermit crabs all over the rocks.  

August 2024

Back to school! We are back to Guam and back to our schedule.  We had two weeks before school started so the boys got to hang out at SAC.  My first day back to work was August 2.  The Department of Health is once again causing significant issues and threatening to not allow our school top open because they have not yet done the inspection.  Not that we failed the inspection, but that they haven't done their job during the summer and finished inspecting the schools.  GovGuam once again having our students bearing the brunt of their incompetence. Our first day of online classes was on August 22 and we had our full 13 days of professional development days at the beginning of the year instead of interspearsed throughout the year. We spent a lot of time painting and otherwise getting ready for the inspection.  Milton's teacher this year is Mrs. Orzoco and Owen's teacher is Mrs. Osterson. It was fun to get to walk in the boys on their first day. For Labor Day weekend, MWR put on a bounce slide thing and outdoor movie.  Then we also took a tent to stay the night.  We did not last that long as the boys were gassy, mosquitoes unpleasant, and it was hot. Damon did some more diving on his off-call weekends.  SAC offered a parents night out so Damon and I went out to a fancy dinner.  I was able to successfully renew Owen's passport which was a wonderful 2 hours spent at the Department of Tax and Revenue.  We miss our family back stateside, but are happy to be back in our routine.